Search Results: keywords:"boundary adjustment"

  • S. 4851 — To adjust the boundaries of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area to include the Scarper Ridge property.
    Status:Reported to Senate
    Words:272

    S. 4851 aims to change the boundaries of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area to include a location known as the Scarper Ridge property. The bill proposes an amendment to Public Law 92–589, specifically by adding a new subsection that describes the newly included land,...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to change the size of a park called the Golden Gate National Recreation Area by adding a new piece of land called Scarper Ridge. It's like drawing a bigger circle around the park on a map to make it bigger.

  • S. 2784 — To amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 to adjust the boundary of the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, and for other purposes.
    Status:Reported to Senate
    Words:339

    S. 2784 is a bill that aims to amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992. The purpose of the amendment is to change the boundaries of the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park to include an additional acre of land in Dayton, Ohio. This expansion...

    Simple Explanation

    This bill wants to change a park in Dayton, Ohio by adding an extra piece of land to make it bigger.

  • S. 4222 — To adjust the boundary of the Mojave National Preserve in the State of California to include the land within the Castle Mountains National Monument.
    Status:Reported to Senate
    Words:1,227

    S. 4222 is a bill that aims to adjust the boundary of the Mojave National Preserve in California to include approximately 20,920 acres of land currently designated as the Castle Mountains National Monument. The bill mandates that this new land will be managed by the Secretary...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to make a big park in California, Mojave National Preserve, even bigger by adding a piece of land called Castle Mountains National Monument. This land will be looked after like the rest of the park, and everyone will make sure that important rules and rights are still followed.

  • S. 4222 — To adjust the boundary of the Mojave National Preserve in the State of California to include the land within the Castle Mountains National Monument.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:372

    S. 4222 aims to adjust the boundaries of the Mojave National Preserve to include land that is currently part of the Castle Mountains National Monument in California. This bill proposes that approximately 20,920 acres of land, originally set aside by a presidential...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to make the Mojave National Preserve bigger by adding some land from the Castle Mountains National Monument in California, so it will all be looked after together by the National Park Service.

  • S. 2784 — An Act To amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 to adjust the boundary of the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, and for other purposes.
    Status:Engrossed in Senate
    Words:230

    S. 2784 proposes an amendment to the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992. The bill aims to adjust the boundary of the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park by adding approximately 1 acre of land in Dayton, Ohio. This addition is shown on a specific...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 2784 wants to make a park in Dayton, Ohio, a little bit bigger by adding some more land to it, and the lawmakers in the Senate said it's okay to do that.

  • S. 4851 — An Act To adjust the boundaries of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area to include the Scarper Ridge property.
    Status:Engrossed in Senate
    Words:198

    S. 4851 aims to change the boundaries of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area to include the Scarper Ridge property. The amendment involves updating Section 2(a)(2) of Public Law 92–589 by adding a new description of land that will be incorporated into the recreation...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill is about making a park bigger by adding a piece of land called the Scarper Ridge property to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. This means the boundaries of the park will change, but it doesn’t say exactly where people can see the new map or how big the new piece of land is.

  • S. 4227 — To amend the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 to expand the boundary of Joshua Tree National Park.
    Status:Reported to Senate
    Words:627

    S. 4227 proposes changes to the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 to expand Joshua Tree National Park by approximately 20,149 acres. The expansion involves adjusting the park's boundaries to include land depicted on a specified map dated June 2024. The bill allows the...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 4227 is a plan to make Joshua Tree National Park bigger by adding more land to it, and the people in charge can get this land in different ways, like buying it or getting it as a gift. The plan will also fix a small mistake from a previous law, but the details about the new land and the mistake aren't very clear yet.

  • S. 3542 — To amend the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area Act to modify the boundary of the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:254

    S. 3542 aims to adjust the boundaries of the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area by modifying the existing Atchafalaya National Heritage Area Act. The bill proposes to include Lafourche as part of the boundary. Additionally, it suggests increasing the number of members in the...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 3542 is a bill that wants to change the size of a special area in Louisiana called the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area so that it includes a new place called Lafourche, and it also wants to add one more person to the group that helps take care of this area.

  • S. 4851 — To adjust the boundaries of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area to include the Scarper Ridge property.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:210

    S. 4851 seeks to modify the boundaries of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area to include an area known as the Scarper Ridge property. It proposes an amendment to Public Law 92-589 to incorporate the land depicted as "Proposed Boundary Addition" on a specific map dated...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to make the Golden Gate National Recreation Area a little bigger by adding a piece of land called the Scarper Ridge property. This means changing the map and rules a bit so that the new land can be part of the park.

  • H. R. 9204 — To adjust the boundaries of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area to include the Scarper Ridge property.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:241

    H. R. 9204 proposes to change the boundaries of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area to include a piece of land known as the Scarper Ridge property. The bill was introduced by Ms. Eshoo along with several co-sponsors and has been sent to the Committee on Natural...

    Simple Explanation

    In a plan called the "Scarper Ridge Golden Gate National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Act of 2024," some people in Congress want to make the area around the famous Golden Gate Bridge bigger by adding a new piece of land called Scarper Ridge, but it's not clear who owns this land or what will be done with it.

  • S. 1059 — An Act To adjust the boundary of Big Bend National Park in the State of Texas, and for other purposes.
    Status:Engrossed in Senate
    Words:398

    S. 1059 aims to change the boundaries of Big Bend National Park in Texas by allowing the Secretary of the Interior to acquire about 6,100 acres of land. These lands can be added to the park if they are donated, purchased, or exchanged with willing sellers, but the bill...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 1059 is a plan to make Big Bend National Park in Texas a bit bigger by adding more land to it—about 6,100 football fields. This will happen only if the people who own the land agree to sell or give it to the park, but they can't be forced to sell their land.

  • S. 2042 — An Act To amend the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area Act to adjust the boundary of the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area, and for other purposes.
    Status:Engrossed in Senate
    Words:1,055

    S. 2042 aims to amend the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area Act by updating the boundaries of the Conservation Area with a new map, increasing the total acreage from 48,438 to 57,728 acres. The bill grants rights-of-way to the Southern Nevada Water Authority for...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 2042 is a new rule that changes how big a special nature area called Sloan Canyon is, making it bigger. It also lets a company build water pipes near the area, but they have to be careful not to harm the nature there.